Yom Kippur Scales

Yom kippur is upon us and we may repent but we don t want to suffer overmuch while about it.

Yom kippur scales. But this year when yom kippur arrived in mid july and rosh hashanah was on the 13th of the hebrew month of elul. Our time to tip the scales in our favor is ebbing away. Yom kippur is observed on the 10 th day of the jewish month of tishrei september 28 2020 whose astrological sign is libra which symbolizes the key themes of yom kippur. Fasting for 25 hours on yom kippur is a fundamental tenet of judaism and if done with aforethought it can be spiritually uplifting and most agree physically cleansing.

Massacres of jews on an unprecedented scale are now taking place all over nazi occupied poland. Recycle a coffee can bread. Truth justice scales humility tolerance sensitivity and optimism. Never once are they on time.

But on yom kippur in september 1942 as the holocaust raged in europe the cat got his tongue. The high holidays always arrive either early or late. An exception was made for yom kippur which begins sunday at sundown when shuls will be allowed to open and an estimated 2 million israeli jews are expected to attend services. But on yom kippur in september 1942 as the holocaust raged in europe the cat got his tongue.

On yom kippur the celebrity factor ramps up even more with kol nidre performed by broadway star adam kantor and a service featuring the milk carton kids to end the holiday. Berlin ap as jews around the world gather sunday night to mark the beginning of yom kippur many in germany remain uneasy about going together to their houses of worship to pray a year. We want g d to judge us positively to give us the benefit of any doubt that there may be about our devotion to him. Yom kippur is approaching.

You might ask your child to draw a different good deed on each page or a different symbol of yom kippur scale shofar judge tzedakah box jonah s whale or anything else she relates to yom kippur.